IN RE KATZ INTERACTIVE CALL PROCESSING PATENT

Nos. 2009-1450, 2009-1451, 2009-1452, 2009-1468, 2009-1469, 2010-1017.

639 F.3d 1303 (2011)

In re KATZ INTERACTIVE CALL PROCESSING PATENT LITIGATION. Ronald A. Katz, Technology Licensing LP, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. American Airlines, Inc., Defendant-Appellee, and Fedex Corporate Services, Inc., Fedex Corporation, Fedex Customer Information Services, Inc., and Federal Express Corporation, Defendants-Appellees, and DHL Express (USA), Inc., DHL Holdings (USA), Inc., and Sky Courier, Inc., Defendants-Appellees, and U.S. Bancorp and U.S. Bank National Association, Defendants-Appellees, and Time Warner Cable, Inc., Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P., Time Warner N.Y. Cable LLC, AOL, LLC, CompuServe Interactive Services, Inc., Netscape Communications Corp., Charter Communications Entertainment I LLC, Charter Communications Holding Company LLC, Charter Communications Operating LLC, and Charter Communications, Inc., Defendants, and CSC Holdings, Inc. (now known as CSC Holdings, LLC), Cablevision Systems Corporation, Cablevision Systems New York City Corporation, Cablevision of Brookhaven, Inc., Cablevision of Connecticut Corporation, Cablevision of Hudson County, Inc., Cablevision of Litchfield, Inc., Cablevision of Monmouth, Inc., Cablevision of New Jersey, Inc., Cablevision of Oakland LLC, and Cablevision of Rockland/Ramapo LLC, Defendants-Appellees, and TDS Metrocom LLC, TDS Telecommunications Corporation, and United States Cellular Corporation, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 22, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank V. Pietrantonio and Jonathan G. Graves , Cooley Goodward Kronish LLP, of Reston, VA, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With them on the brief were Nathan K. Cummings ; Stephen C. Neal and Lori R.E. Ploeger , of Palo Alto, CA.

Mark A. Perry , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for all defendants-appellees. With him on the brief were Josh A. Kevitt , of New York, NY and David A. Segal , of Irvine, CA; and Adam T. Bernstein , CSC Holding, LLC, of Bethpage, NY, for CSC Holding, et al.

Mike McKool, Jr. , McKool Smith, P.C., of Dallas, TX, for defendant-appellee American Airlines, Inc. With him on the brief were Peter J. Ayers and Joel L. Thollander , of Austin, TX.

Kara F. Stoll , Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, of Washington, DC, for defendants-appellees FedEx Corporation Services, Inc., et al. With her on the brief were Jason W. Melvin ; and Jeffrey A. Berkowitz and James J. Boyle , of Reston, VA; and E. Chris Cherry , FedEx Corporation, of Memphis, TN.

Christopher S. Ruhland , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, of Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellee DHL Express (USA), Inc. With him on the brief were Edwin V. Woodsome, Jr. ; and Matthew H. Poppe , of Menlo Park, CA, and Mark J. Shean , of Irvine, CA.

Jonathan R. Spivey , Foley & Lardner LLP, of Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellees U.S. Bancorp et al. With him on the brief were Gregory S. Norrod and Scott R. Kaspar ; and George E. Quillin , of Washington, DC.

Before NEWMAN, LOURIE, and BRYSON, Circuit Judges.


BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

In this multi-district litigation patent case, the plaintiff Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing LP ("Katz") appeals from final judgments entered by the United States District Court for the Central District of California in a group of consolidated cases. The judgments held numerous claims from Katz's patent portfolio either invalid or not infringed. We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand.

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